Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Consultant – Life Sciences

Location: Belgium
Working Pattern: Hybrid – typically 3 days per week on client site
Type: Permanent

Shape the Future of Digital Manufacturing in Life Sciences

Are you an experienced MES professional looking to develop your career within a leading consulting environment? I am supporting the expansion of a specialist Life Sciences MES team in Belgium, working with leading pharmaceutical and biotech organisations on digital manufacturing and MES transformation projects.

We are looking for consultants with hands-on MES implementation experience who are comfortable working in regulated manufacturing environments and are passionate about technology, problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Pharmaceutical experience is a major advantage, particularly experience working with MES within GMP-regulated manufacturing environments.

The team works across multiple client sites and projects in Belgium, with opportunities to gain exposure to different manufacturing environments, technologies and challenges.
Experience with Werum PAS-X is particularly relevant, alongside other life sciences MES platforms.

Your Role
As an MES Consultant, you will contribute to the design, implementation and delivery of MES solutions for pharmaceutical and life sciences clients.
Depending on your experience and the project, responsibilities may include:
Designing and configuring MES solutions within life sciences manufacturing environments
Performing MBR (Master Batch Record) modelling and recipe design
Supporting MES implementation, testing, deployment and go-live activities
Working directly with client stakeholders and manufacturing users
Supporting requirements gathering and design workshops
Translating manufacturing requirements into effective MES solutions
Supporting validation and verification activities, including MBR and EBR verification
Troubleshooting MES-related issues and supporting continuous improvement
Collaborating with IT, Engineering, QA, Validation and Manufacturing teams
Contributing to projects from initial requirements through to implementation and ongoing support

The role offers the opportunity to work across different client environments, so adaptability and the ability to quickly understand new processes and technologies are important.

What We're Looking For

Essential
2+ years' hands-on experience working with MES
Practical experience with MES implementation
Hands-on MBR modelling / recipe design experience
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes
Experience working within a regulated manufacturing environment
Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
Fluent English
Comfortable working in a client-facing consulting environment
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Willingness to learn and adapt to different client environments

Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences Experience
Pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing experience is a strong advantage.
Experience working within GMP / GxP environments and an understanding of validation, data integrity and regulated manufacturing processes would be highly beneficial.

Desirable
Werum PAS-X experience
Experience with other life sciences MES platforms such as PharmaSuite or similar
MBR / EBR verification experience
MES installation or technical infrastructure experience
CSV / validation experience
Experience integrating MES with ERP, automation or other manufacturing systems
Previous consulting experience
Dutch, Flemish and/or French language skills

Who You Are
You are technically strong but also enjoy working with people.
You can understand a client's manufacturing challenge, ask the right questions and translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
You are comfortable working with different stakeholders and can adapt your communication depending on whether you are speaking with a manufacturing operator, technical specialist, QA professional, IT team or senior client stakeholder.

You don't need to know every technology already. A willingness to learn and the ability to approach unfamiliar problems logically are equally important.
Whether you currently work in MES consulting or directly within a pharmaceutical / biotech manufacturing organisation, we would be interested in speaking with you if you have genuine hands-on MES implementation experience.

What You Can Expect
Permanent career opportunity within a leading consulting organisation
Work on major Life Sciences digital manufacturing programmes
Exposure to multiple clients and manufacturing environments
Opportunity to work with PAS-X and other leading MES technologies
Structured professional development and continuous learning
Collaboration with exper